Tuberculosis in New York prisons campaign begins
A joint effort by the Prison association of New York and the State Charities Aid association plans a special campaign to prevent tuberculosis in state penal institutions. Each year 100,000 prisoners are discharged from jails and prisons nationwide and 10 to 15 percent have tuberculosis, prompting calls for improved treatment facilities and broader physician and antituberculosis society cooperation.
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Prison Association of
New York
State Charities Aid Association
United States
Canada
Roosevelt cites shunning bores in Outlook office
A reporter asked Mr. Roosevelt how he handles heavy work and many meetings. He replied he shuns bores and wastes no time, noting that his hunting experiences show bores are always of small caliber.
The Useful Tomato and Its Great Glories
An early 20th century piece extols the tomato as a distinctly American vegetable now indispensable in refined cooking. It praises its color, versatility in breakfast to salads, and notes home canning is preferable though market conditions may affect prices.
Almond Soup and Grilled Sweet Potatoes for Summer Dinners
This article describes a delicate almond soup made by simmering blanched almonds in milk or cream, thickened with batter and flour, strained, and served with optional whipped cream. It also suggests a grilled sweet potato method, boiling large potatoes, broiling with olive oil, and finishing with melted butter for a lighter alternative to frying.
India Punch Orange Syrup Mix
Prepare syrup with one cup water and sugar and juice from two oranges and two lemons. When cold stir in one pint cold India tea and a can fruit juice to taste, then add water to reach two quarts. Variations include strawberries cherries or a banana slice.
Daily Household Rules Sample Under Heading
A draft lists a family routine with adjustable portions. It presents a concise outline of morning and evening chores, study time, and meal prep. The note emphasizes adaptability to each home, with sections on responsibilities, timing, and shared expectations.
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Momework
Cocoa with Cream and Ice
A vintage recipe instructs to add half a cup of whipped cream to every two cups of cocoa, sweeten, stir until cold, and serve in glasses partially iced with cracked ice.
Nature's signals warn of kidney issues prompt use
The ad describes early kidney disorder signs such as backache hip pain lameness and urinary troubles. Mrs W of Lewis ton Idaho reports dropsy swelling and weight gain that improved after using Deans Kidney Pills. It promotes the product available from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents per box.
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Dean
Lewiston
Idaho
Box Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Weller on Ministers and youth in the town
Mr. Weller laments ministers influence over local youth and their temptations. He condemns the young women and mocks the town’s social scene, suggesting drastic punsihment like dragging shepherds behind a wheelbarrow to “shake nonsense” from them. Dickens quotes the remark.
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Gommon
Chris Hana
Samivel
Jeleb
Mr. Weller
Charles Dickens
Keep Baby's Skin Clear With Cuticura Remedies
An ad-like passage urges constant use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment to prevent and treat infant skin eruptions. It promotes a free Cuticura Book from Potter Drug & Chem Corp in Boston. The piece also cites Prof. Ganong criticizing American character for generalities and advocating empirical science.
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Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Boston
America
W. F. Ganong
A Sage Faces Summer Doubts on Living Wisdom
Solomon sighs over watering many planta while they are away for the summer, doubting his title to wisdom as he frets about keeping care arrangements. The moment conveys a humorous, reflective tone on memory and duties during absence.
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Solomon
Potatoes and pests joke from Yonkers Statesman
A wry exchange features a young man asking how to kill potato bugs and an old lady replying that smoking cigarettes will do it. The humorous bit hinges on an unexpected and sharp one liner from a Yonkers Statesman excerpt.
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Yonkers
Mothers Examine CAETORIA Bottle For infants and children
A notice urges careful examination of CAETORIA for babies and kids, requesting the bottle bears the familiar signature. The article also recounts John D. Rockefeller attempting golf near Augusta where a faulty shot and a jokey exchange with his caddy are described.
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Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Augusta
Footwear question muddled by garbled text
Garbled OCR text cites various phrases about shoes and feet and mentions composers and operas in a fragmented format. No clear news event or identifiable people or organizations emerge from the readable portion.
Fragmentary Note on Dr Piercels Pinaeant Pallets Soy
A damaged text fragment references Dr Piercels Pinaeant Pallets Soy and a phrase about harboring fretful thoughts. The readable portion includes no clear event, date, or outcome.
Infection in the Prison System Shows Tuberculosis Burden
The report notes that only twenty one prisons and territories provide beds for tuberculous inmates, with capacity for 800 patients. Most major prisons and many jails lack facilities, risking spread within congregate prison life. New York and Massachusetts are attempting centralized transfer of tuberculous prisoners, Manila has the largest facility for 200, followed by Clinton Prison in New York with 150.
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New York
Massachusetts
Manila
Clinton Prison
Dog Whistling Tutor and the Pet Trade Encounter
A conversation unfolds as Jimmy explains his job with a dog fancier while a lady with an envelope questions his messenger duties. He jokes that he teaches women to whistle when buying a pet dog, revealing a quirky exchange about work and dogs.
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Jimmy
Big Tobacco Purchase Nets 24 Carloads for Peoria Factory
Frank P. Lewis of Peoria buys what is described as the largest single lot of fancy grade tobacco for Lewis Single Binder Cigars. The 24 carloads, sourced from premier tobacco, will sustain the factory for over two years and fetch an extra price for selection.
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Lewis
United States
Frank P. Lewis
Peoria
Peoria &Jar
Italy
Untitled quotation fragment about cultivation and clothes
Fragmentary text presents a quotation attributed to W E Gladstone on cultivation and nature, followed by garbled lines about clothes and a repeating note on a crop that never fails and trouble year after year. The passage lacks complete context or clear newsworthy facts.
Fragmented Ada lingo dissolves into old gossip theater talk
The passage weaves a rogue narrative of quirky characters and misread fashion at a ball near Paris. It mentions a misfit male performer, a hotel, a continental typewriter agent, and remarks on modesty in actors, interlaced with odd spellings and rumors.
Maine Agricultural College to offer lectures for country pastors
A fragment from a Maine agricultural college notice suggests plans to establish lectures aimed at country pastors. The truncated text references campus offerings and a humorous aside about parsons, hinting at campus cultural topics and local talk.
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Perk
Maine Agricultural College
Mr. Peck
Parsons
Insomnia Quip Sparks Albany Political Wit
An Albany legislator recalls Benator Platt’s cynical remark about party switching. Circumstances alter views and even health, he says, noting a friend with severe insomnia who still sleeps soundly each morning while his wife tends to the fires.
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Benator Platt
Albany
Mra Wiggin’s Idea of London Interview
In London the American author Mra Wiggin met an interviewer who asked her what she thinks of London. She replied with a cheerful quip likening the question to a young lady speaking to De Gibbon at dinner asking for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
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Mra. Wiggin
London
Mra. Wiekin
Peneil
Tr. Gibbon
de Gibbon
Toman Empire
Domestic Amenities and Snappy Refrains In Local Verse
A clipped OCR fragment hints at a domestic lyric or verse line featuring a speaker referred to as Hubby and lines about Hecht ponte and an eight hour tramp. The text also includes a question about what to wear, addressed to Sumner and Kilbuss, indicating a light domestic song or parlor verse from a local page.
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Hecht Ponte
Sumner
Kilbuss
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